Brussels, 09/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - The international marine conservation organisation (Oceana) believes that it has obtained irrefutable proof of French and Italian boats operating in the Mediterranean sea using illegal driftnets, banned by the EU in 2002 for tuna fishing.
Oceana claims that it has pictures and names of 71 Italian and 37 French boats that have been using these illegal driftnets. The organisation also unearthed an illegal tuna and swordfish market caught using this...